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LocaToWeb app for iPhone and iPad


4.8 ( 9328 ratings )
Sports Social Networking
Developer: WovenObjects
0.99 USD
Current version: 5.7.3, last update: 5 months ago
First release : 04 Aug 2012
App size: 86.76 Mb

LocaToWeb is a GPS tracker that shares your position to web in real time. Friends and family can follow you live on a map at locatoweb.com when a track is running. The app gives you duration, distance, speed and altitude as well as your exact position and track lines on a map while tracking.

The web site stores your tracks in an archive under your account that enables you to log in and view and edit your tracks. Using the app, you can be as anonymous as you like since you track under an Alias, and you can even set the tracks to be private (not listed or searchable on locatoweb.com).

The app only records your position when a track has been set up and started and lasts until you stop it. It is frequently used to track bicycle rides, road trips, hiking trips and other outdoor adventures where you want to show your friends and family where you are, or to simply track your adventures for your own pleasure.

There is also a safety aspect of using LocaToWeb. If you have the track running and something happens, your wife, husband and friends can see the exact location of where you are. Maybe you are riding your bike and falls off hitting your head, or you just want to be safe when walking home alone at night.

Key features:

- Share your position to web in real time
- Monitor duration, distance, speed and altitude
- See your exact position and track line on a map
- Capture and upload photos while tracking
- Set up race groups that tracks several participants
- Choose your units system (metric/imperial)
- Possible to keep the screen alive while tracking
- Resume a track that has been stopped
- View and edit your archived tracks anytime on the web site
- Just install and track, no registering is required

Note that continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

Pros and cons of LocaToWeb app for iPhone and iPad

LocaToWeb app good for

After trying different run based apps for live tracking capabilities and not suceeding , i came across LocaToWeb. Its simplicity to use and excellent livetracking ( you can set public or private viewings, and send out emails automatically with the link to your live run) is what makes this a great app. For those who want a great, simple easy to use gps tracker so your friends and family can see where you are - this is the one !
Very comfortable to use and even works out very well in Denmark. We definitely recommend this app! Our Tour around the Baltic Sea will be easy to track with LocaToWeb!
I was looking forward to giving this app a try but ran into problems getting it to work (received null message). I still gave it 4 stars because the developer is awesome and very responsive and is going to continue to investigate the cause of the error. I look forward to the update with the fix!
I start a new track and go out for a run or bike ride. My family can track me the whole time. Great app.

Some bad moments

Great when Im out hiking! I like to see my locations as well as monitor the distance and altitude. And when I capture photos my family can see them instantly on the website map together with my exact position.
I just love the real time aspect of this app. I feel safe when my family can see where I am while out horseback riding alone.
I love this app!!! Its so cool that my friends can see my route and exact location. Also it keeps an archive of all my tracks too. I love to go back and view all the spots I ran at and went hiking at recently. My friends from other states already downloaded this app and we love to share where we are at all the time. Its great!
I love that my friends can follow me when I participate in bicycle races and other activities. Recommended.
As a volunteer at a vintage aircraft museum I needed a way to display the location of our aircraft in real-time on our website. We were flying over 30+ community centers and retirement homes to honor veterans for their service on the 70th anniversary of D-Day, and they needed to have precise location information for the announcers and ceremonies. The developer of LocaToWeb really stepped up to help us make this event a success. In addition to answering all of my questions and concerns promptly, he actually built out essential features on his web platform and released a new version of his app specifically for our flight. Whats even more amazing is that I only contacted him about a week and a half before D-Day! Once we had thoroughly tested everything, he then stayed up late to watch over our flight to be sure nothing went wrong, and even gave us data on how many viewers were watching our tracker. I cant thank him enough for all of his support and help, I know that hundreds of veterans and thousands of people were able to see us fly overhead that day, and it would not have gone as smoothly had we not been able to give them a real-time tracking map via LocaToWeb.
Reliable app that enables my wife to follow me live when I am out doing sports. 5 stars.